When the crew encountered Thadiun Okona in his ship Erstwhile at the beginning of the year 2365, Bennett was on duty on the bridge, manning one of the aft stations. Later he was working at the ops station until he was relieved by Data. (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")

He was serving at the conn when the crew was trying to establish contact with Gomtuu (TNG: "Tin Man") and was replaced by Wesley Crusher when the Enterprise-D located the whereabout of Commander Riker, Deanna Troi, and Lwaxana Troi aboard the Krayton. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi")

Bennett was at the conn when the ship was rendezvousing with an Zalkonian vessel and experienced the suffocating weapon of the Zalkonians. (TNG: "Transfigurations")

Footage from this episode with Bennett sitting at the conn and Data at ops was often re-used in later episode when stock footage of the main viewer was needed.

Stock footage from "Transfigurations" was used for this scene and an unknown actor provided the words "Aye, Sir." during post-production. Fellow background regular Joyce Robinson manned the conn during regular filming.

Ensign Bennett was played by regular extra and Brent Spiner's stand-inTim McCormack, who received no on-screen credit for his appearances. He was seen in many episodes of the first four TNG seasons, usually at the conn, and was finally named by Picard in the episode "Captain's Holiday".